10/03/2025
What are warts?
Warts are common, benign, swollen buds on the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Warts are generally not dangerous, but they are contagious and spread through direct and indirect contact from person to person and even between different parts of your own body.
Different strains of HPV cause different types of warts. Here are some of the most common types of warts:
Common warts (verruca vulgaris)
- 5 til 10 mm
- Hard buds, rough, peeling texture with small black dots
- Often found on fingers, hands and feet, but can grow anywhere
Flat vortex (flat verruca)
- 1 mm, can grow in large groups
- Smooth, slightly swollen, brown or skin-colored pores
- Often found on the face, neck, arms and chest
Plantarvorter (myrmecia)
- Et par mm til et par cm
- Embedded under a thick layer of skin with small black dots in a suppressed center
- Often found on the feet, especially on the soles
- Can sometimes cause pain, especially when walking or standing (carrying weight)
Kønsvorter (condylomata acuminata)
- 1 to 5 mm, occurs in groups of 5 to 15 warts
- Skin colored, pink or red buds, can look like cauliflower
- Found in tissue around the ge***al area, but also in the mouth and throat
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